Luther College provides a safe, clean, and healthy environment for all students. All the staff makes everyone who enters the campus feel welcome and that they belong here. Luther College cares about healthy lifestyle choices and sustainability by providing healthy meal options and composting as much as they can, rather than sending it to the dump and harming the environment.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
If you have the opportunity, stay overnight on campus to get a feel for everyday college life to see if it is the right choice for you. Getting a feel for everything on campus, such as the food, sporting events, and dorm life will help make your choice for where you want to go a lot easier!
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Luther College makes it a point to have every student well rounded in every area of study, rather than just focusing on your intended major. They do this by having all-college requirements that every student has to take in order to graduate. This includes taking Paideia as a first-year student, which focuses on writing, reading, thinking, and discussing topics that are important in the world today.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
Luther College provides safe and inviting dorms for students to stay in. Every dorm is equipped with a kitchen and laundry rooms for students to use. The Resident Assistants that stay on the floor with the students are very helpful and easy to talk to about anything. They are fun to be around but get their jobs done effectively and efficiently every time.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Luther College provides several different options for meals in the cafeteria. There are at least seven different food stations, all of them including healthy options. They make it a point to cater to everyone and have something everyone can enjoy, including a separate gluten-free line.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
Although Decorah, Iowa is a small town, Luther College makes it a point to have lots of events for students to go to. There are two concerts every semester with big artists and several other concerts with less-known artists. Luther believes every student should have the opportunity to be a part of any event they want without having to worry about finances being a problem, so they include a standard $100 fee at the beginning of the year that covers any extra performance costs that come to the college without it costing too much for the students. Without this, it would cost the students an average of $25 every time there is ANY performance at the college.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Although the sticker price for Luther College may seem very big, the financial services are very useful and very good at finding grants and scholarships for students in need. Most students that attend Luther College for less than the cost of attending a public school. With the amount that the students do pay, Luther uses that money wisely on the students by providing the best meals, performances, dorms, security they can find.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Luther College is very well known for its efforts in sustainability and have several hybrid, electric, and natural gas cars. As the college has remodeled their buildings, they have added many sustainable elements such as low-flow water systems, occupancy sensors, efficient air-handling systems. The school also puts in lots of windows to use for natural light, rather than artificial.
A big tradition on campus is taking whippy walks with your friends down to the local ice cream shop, called the Whippy Dip.
Another big tradition is Luther's annual Christmas concert called Christmas at Luther. There are five shows every year, with every show being sold out. About 60 percent of students on campus participate in the show. This is possible because a student can be involved with sports and music without either one taking more time than the other.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
This school is very fitting for students who like to help the environment and very into sustainability. Luther College has a very strong music department, drawing students in every year with their summer and winter music camps called Dorian Music Festival. Luther also has a very strong science department, mainly in biology, but also has a pretty big nursing program. Luther College is great for students who like to be involved in lots of things because it is a liberal arts college and allows students to participate in several different things without majoring in the subject, such as music.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There are clubs for everyone! Luther has clubs ranging from athletics to arts to academics. If a student wishes to be a part of a club but there is not one available, the student can request to start the club that they wish to be a part of, making it possible for everyone to be involved.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
The biggest honor society at Luther College is Phi Beta Kappa. This promotes excellence in liberal arts and sciences. Greek life is not a very big part of the college experience at Luther, but if a student wishes to be a part of a fraternity or sorority, there are several opportunities available.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
Luther College has a very safe campus. There is 24-hour security guards on campus that can be called any time for any reason, even to be walked back to your dorm if you feel uncomfortable walking alone. All dorms have an outside lock system that only Luther students have access getting into with their ID cards. Students may only enter other dorms before 10pm using their ID cards. This allows the students in each dorm to be safe.
Luther College provides a safe, clean, and healthy environment for all students. All the staff makes everyone who enters the campus feel welcome and that they belong here. Luther College cares about healthy lifestyle choices and sustainability by providing healthy meal options and composting as much as they can, rather than sending it to the dump and harming the environment.
If you have the opportunity, stay overnight on campus to get a feel for everyday college life to see if it is the right choice for you. Getting a feel for everything on campus, such as the food, sporting events, and dorm life will help make your choice for where you want to go a lot easier!
Luther College makes it a point to have every student well rounded in every area of study, rather than just focusing on your intended major. They do this by having all-college requirements that every student has to take in order to graduate. This includes taking Paideia as a first-year student, which focuses on writing, reading, thinking, and discussing topics that are important in the world today.
Luther College provides safe and inviting dorms for students to stay in. Every dorm is equipped with a kitchen and laundry rooms for students to use. The Resident Assistants that stay on the floor with the students are very helpful and easy to talk to about anything. They are fun to be around but get their jobs done effectively and efficiently every time.
Luther College provides several different options for meals in the cafeteria. There are at least seven different food stations, all of them including healthy options. They make it a point to cater to everyone and have something everyone can enjoy, including a separate gluten-free line.
Although Decorah, Iowa is a small town, Luther College makes it a point to have lots of events for students to go to. There are two concerts every semester with big artists and several other concerts with less-known artists. Luther believes every student should have the opportunity to be a part of any event they want without having to worry about finances being a problem, so they include a standard $100 fee at the beginning of the year that covers any extra performance costs that come to the college without it costing too much for the students. Without this, it would cost the students an average of $25 every time there is ANY performance at the college.
Although the sticker price for Luther College may seem very big, the financial services are very useful and very good at finding grants and scholarships for students in need. Most students that attend Luther College for less than the cost of attending a public school. With the amount that the students do pay, Luther uses that money wisely on the students by providing the best meals, performances, dorms, security they can find.
Luther College is very well known for its efforts in sustainability and have several hybrid, electric, and natural gas cars. As the college has remodeled their buildings, they have added many sustainable elements such as low-flow water systems, occupancy sensors, efficient air-handling systems. The school also puts in lots of windows to use for natural light, rather than artificial. A big tradition on campus is taking whippy walks with your friends down to the local ice cream shop, called the Whippy Dip. Another big tradition is Luther's annual Christmas concert called Christmas at Luther. There are five shows every year, with every show being sold out. About 60 percent of students on campus participate in the show. This is possible because a student can be involved with sports and music without either one taking more time than the other.
This school is very fitting for students who like to help the environment and very into sustainability. Luther College has a very strong music department, drawing students in every year with their summer and winter music camps called Dorian Music Festival. Luther also has a very strong science department, mainly in biology, but also has a pretty big nursing program. Luther College is great for students who like to be involved in lots of things because it is a liberal arts college and allows students to participate in several different things without majoring in the subject, such as music.
There are clubs for everyone! Luther has clubs ranging from athletics to arts to academics. If a student wishes to be a part of a club but there is not one available, the student can request to start the club that they wish to be a part of, making it possible for everyone to be involved.
The biggest honor society at Luther College is Phi Beta Kappa. This promotes excellence in liberal arts and sciences. Greek life is not a very big part of the college experience at Luther, but if a student wishes to be a part of a fraternity or sorority, there are several opportunities available.
Luther College has a very safe campus. There is 24-hour security guards on campus that can be called any time for any reason, even to be walked back to your dorm if you feel uncomfortable walking alone. All dorms have an outside lock system that only Luther students have access getting into with their ID cards. Students may only enter other dorms before 10pm using their ID cards. This allows the students in each dorm to be safe.